1 Jan 1710/1 Mary married
Dea. Joseph Cushing (16820) , son of
Col. John Cushing Esq. (15317) (ca 1627-31 Mar 1708) &
Sarah Hawke (6190) (ca 1641-9 Mar 1678/9), in Scituate, MA.
110 “Joseph Cushing and Mercy Pickles Were Married January 1st 1710-11 pr Mr Nathanaell Pitcher”.
Born on 23 Sep 1677 in Scituate, MA.52 Joseph was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 12 May 1678.335 Joseph died in Scituate, MA, on 12 Dec 1760; he was 83.52 Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell.
Joseph purchased in 1707 from Phillip Turner a tract of land at Henchman’s Corner in the South Parish of Scituate, upon which the house of the late Dr. Heyward Warren Cushing stands (1936). Hoseph built a house upon this tract when he married, and a corner stone of this first house is imbedded in the lawn on Dr. Cushing’s estate. The original house was enlarged by his son, Deacon Joseph, Jr., and later it formed the ell of a large house built by the latter’s son George.42
After Joseph’s wife, Mercy, died, he did not remarry, and his wife’s sister, Alice Pickles was the foster-mother of young Joseph. Joseph was a Deacon of the Second Church, a Justice of the Peace, active in the community and greatly respected.42